is by our choice. The bike is unreal,
and the race results show it. The
guys up front are often Husqvarna
and KTM.

THAT FIRST 450 SUPERCROSS
PODIUM IN ATLANTA THIS
YEAR WAS BIG FOR THE TEAM,
WASN’T IT? Definitely. The guys
who are always running up front
don’t think it’s a big deal to be on
the podium; they expect it. But, to
initially get there for the first time is
a whole other thing. When you figure
how many people ride motorcycles
and how few ever get to win, being
able to get on the podium is special
for sure.

AS THE SEASONPROGRESSED, PEOPLEBEGAN TO FOLLOW THEBATTLE BETWEEN YOU ANDAND DAVI CLOSE? We finishedin front or behind each other multi-ple times throughout the Supercrossseries. Of course I want to beat himand he wants to beat me. It is rac-ing, so you roll the dice, give it yourbest shot and end up where you endup. You race your teammate as youwould anyone else on the track. Wewere right there with each other,and you can see how we finishedin points. (Davi finished fifth overallwith 221 points and Blake was sixthwith 220 points).